Not to sound too preachy, but make sure you do your homework... Not only is a shop a significant financial commitment, but $1/sq. ft. retail space isn't usually available in areas where there are living, breathing customers... and having some will be the key to success for any business.

You're not sounding preachy. You're a realist.

"The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do."
Galileo Galilei